Month: March 2000

Communities, content syndication, and commercial interests

A Call for Genome Peace

“I think the Human Genome Project should produce a genome sequence that’s available to everybody, but biotech companies should also be able to protect their intellectual property,”

Intellectual property (IP) isn’t a right. IP is granted for the good of society and for the advance ment of useful scientific and artistic pursuits. IP is not a right, it is a a privlage.

“I get myself psyched up to make a difference, and then we always end up with the same old things: men who have no personality or charisma, who are as impassioned as planks when speaking, who seem to have sketchy morals, and who exist totally disconnected from the majority of Americans.”
megnut

Tough Love for MacBird
Why open sourcing MacBird was handled wrong.

The Congressional Hearing on the ADA and the Internet

Whassup Boys

The Economics of Software Complexity

“Why does it happen? Specifically, what are the economic forces that drive it? How does free software differ from proprietary in this regard?”

Is MS heading for a share price meltdown?

“I was not inclined to visit a site called Fozbaca for some reason. I did anyway and it’s not bad at all. Just another weblog, but it does what a weblog should do.” browse0tron March 2000
Thanks.